Hello all. I have a one year old yanmar vio35-6. Bought it new. Has about 600 hours on it. Great machine except one issue is the main boom settles when left unattended for a few days. It's been back to the dealer and they say nothing is wrong with it. Said it's acceptable. I have older kobelco, kubota, new holland machines that will hold a boom solid for months during the winter with no settling. Any thoughts?
Don't leave the boom up, as in never, on any machine, when you're not running it. :my2c
I agree. Also remember it's an excavator not a crane and a certain amount of cylinder drift will be permitted within the specifications. IIRC it used to be something like a maximum of 10mm cylinder movement per hour when the machine is at operating temperature.